The International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of very low birth weight, very preterm neonates (iNeo): a protocol for collaborative comparisons of international health services for quality improvement in neonatal care

Table 1 Characteristics of networks participating in the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of Neonates (iNeo)

Network	Australia and New Zealand Neonatal Network	Canadian Neonatal Network	Israeli Neonatal Network	Neonatal Research Network Japan	Spanish Neonatal Network	Swedish Neonatal Quality Register	Swiss Neonatal Network & Follow-Up Group	UK Neonatal Collaborative
Country	Australia and New Zealand	Canada	Israel	Japan	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	UK (England)
Level III NICUs in the country	23 + 6	30	23	93	n/a	7	9	45
Level III NICUs in the network	29	30	23	73	36	7	9	44
Number of inhabitants	Australia: 23 million NZ: 4.4 million	34 million	7.9 million	126 million	47 million	9.5 million	8 million	52 million
Number of births/year	Australia: 300,000 NZ: 60,000	380,863	166,000	1,071,304	497,023	110,000	80,000	687,000
Number of eligible NICU admissions/year (<32 wks gestation/<1500 g)	3,500	2,700	1,500	3,700	2,600	900	800	7,700

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